Author : Javier Trevino-Rangel
Release : 2022-04-21
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Policing the Mexican Past by : Javier Trevino-Rangel

Download or read book Policing the Mexican Past written by Javier Trevino-Rangel. This book was released on 2022-04-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines transitional justice in Mexico. It explores how the Mexican democratic regime dealt with the grave human rights violations perpetrated by security forces during the authoritarian era (1929-2000) through a Special Prosecutor’s Office. It offers a complete account of the diverse factors that facilitated the emergence (and policing) of Mexico's transitional justice process. Whilst transitional justice should contribute to the advancement of liberal democracy and, consequently, generate the following benefits: truth, justice, political reconciliation, peace, this book argues that Mexico is a case of transitional injustice. It is an example of how in some societies transitional justice mechanisms are intentionally implemented in ways that, instead of generating justice, produce impunity. It makes important contributions to some of the broader debates addressed by scholars on transitional justice and gives them reason to re-examine transitional justice processes in other countries in a new light.